what the hell is the matter with us? i m not joking. think about it. what are we doing? president joe biden gives a fiery and impassioned speech in pennsylvania, vowing to ban assault-style weapons while calling out republicans for criticism of fbi following the search of mar-a-lago. we ll have much more of the president s remarks just ahead. meanwhile, there are several new developments in the justice department s investigation into the former president, including this picture from the doj, showing some of the documents seized. we ll walk you through everything that s happened overnight. also ahead, qanon and dangerous conspiracy theories. that s how donald trump spent his time yesterday on his fledgling social media platform. we ll explain how it is part of a growing trend for the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with that breaking news overnigh
june. about that investigators say this, quote, the fbi uncovered multiple sources of evidence indicating that the response to the may 11th grand jury subpoena was incomplete and that classified documents remained at the premises. the government also developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the storage room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government s investigation. all of this is what led doj to obtain that search warrant for mar-a-lago. during that search agents found more than 100 classified documents at trump s residence. here s what doj says about that misfiling. quote, that the fbi in a matter of hours recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the diligent search that the former president s counsel and other representative his weeks to perform calls into serious question of representations made in the june 3rd certification and cast doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter. this
classrooms. goo good morning, everyone. and welcome to way too early on this friday, august 12th, i m alex witt in for jonathan lemire. we begin with new information on the fbi search of the donald trump s home, people familiar with the investigation tell the washington post that classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items agents were searching for on monday. the sources did not disclose any additional details about the type of documents or if any were recovered. here s reaction from the trump attorney who was at mar-a-lago during the search. is it your understanding that there were not documents related to our nuclear capabilities or nuclear issues that have national security implications in the president s possession when the agents showed up at mar-a-lago? that s right. i don t believe they were. and if they thought do you know for a fact? do you know for a fact they were, have you spoken to the president about it? i have not speci
nothing new there, especially from trump. he should have listened to both of us when we were saying earlier this year. have a great rest of your night. nice to see you. good to see you. tonight on the mehdi hasan show prosecuting a former leader. why are some people acting as if it would be completely crazy to prosecute donald j trump? plus, a right-wing harassment campaign against children s hospital staff, based on pure hate and disinformation. what is this country becoming? and, devastating climate-related floods in pakistan. my conversation with the grandson of the country s former prime minister on how to help, and who s to blame. good evening. i am mehdi hasan. it is called the most exclusive clubs in the world. and as a marvel fan, i was always tickled by how saturday night live used to portray the ex presidents as actual cartoon superheroes. because speaking as a relatively new citizen to this country, one thing that is uniquely american about it is th
movements on college campuses, but now, the mere existence, the visibility of black and brown people in a fantasy tv show or a movie is slammed as woke. and a look, like you said who plays one of these major characters and house of the dragon, he recently said when he was criticized by these white fans for being cast in a series, they are happy with a dragon flying, they re happy with white hair and violent colored eyes, but a rich black guy? that is beyond the pale. as they say, the idea that a diverse cast may appear to viewers and is a leftist ideological agenda is as offensive as it is playing dom it is beyond ridiculous and it is offensive. that is the right word. we will see what they come up with a next. who knows. great show as always, my friend. enjoy the rest of your evening. coming up, the battle for the soul of the nation. i will speak with congressman in just a moment about democrats finally targeting republicans as extremist. next, the gop s obsessio